A healthcare worker prepares a Modern COVID-19 vaccine at a gym in Ricany, Czech Republic, on Friday, February 26, 2021. With new infections growing due to a highly contagious coronavirus variant and filling hospitals, one of the most affected countries of the European Union inevitably face: a tighter blockade. (Photo by AP / Petr David Josek)
This is a regularly updated story with the latest information about coronavirus and its impact in Arizona and not just for March 13, 2021.
PHOENIX – Arizona public health officials reported 262 new coronavirus cases and 27 additional deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday.
The state’s documented totals were updated to 832,094 coronavirus infections and 16,546 deaths, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services’ COVID-19 dashboard.
The key state measures used to measure the extent of the pandemic continue to improve and are the lowest in recent months, and more than 20% of the Arizona population has received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
The number of hospitalized patients confirmed or suspected of COVID-19 in state hospitals fell to 814 on Friday, the lowest since October 31.
Arizona’s weekly positive test for COVID-19, an indicator of how widespread the virus is in the community, is at a five-month low.
Of the 44,457 people tested so far this week, 5% received a positive result. The rate for 77,971 people last week was 5%, the lowest since the beginning of October.
Official positivity rates are based on the time of sampling, not the time they are reported, so the percentage in recent weeks may fluctuate as laboratories are tested and the results are documented by the state.
The Arizona Department of Health’s daily updates present case, death, and test data after the state receives and confirms statistics, which may remain for a few days or more. It is not the actual activity of the last 24 hours.
Hospitalization data posted each morning is reported electronically the previous evening by hospitals across the state, as required by the executive order.
COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has no impact on some and is severely debilitating or fatal to others. Asymptomatic infected people – which include, but are not limited to, cough, fever, and difficulty breathing – are able to spread the virus.
Diagnostic testing is available in hundreds of locations in Arizona and should be looked for by anyone with symptoms or who could have been exposed to an infected person. Information about locations, programs and registration can be found on the website of the Department of Health Services.
For details on the availability of COVID-19 vaccine nationwide, the ADHS website has a vaccine search page with a map of locations and information on registration and eligibility.
Below are the latest developments on Saturday about the coronavirus pandemic across the country, country and world:
- The Navajo nation reported 15 new cases of coronavirus and three additional deaths, bringing the documented totals to 29,945 infections and 1,218 deaths.
- Globally, there have been approximately 119.2 million COVID-19 cases and 2.64 million deaths since Saturday morning, according to research from Johns Hopkins University. The figures for the US were about 29.34 million cases and 532,500 deaths.